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El Vaquero Loco 50k

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Location:

Greenville,SC,

Member Since:

Feb 24, 2007

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Other

Running Accomplishments:

I also maintain a blogspot running blog. Check it out. 

5k- 16:01, 1/2 marathon- 1:11:37, marathon- 2:34:16, 50k- 3:58, 100 mile- 15:19

Former World Record holder in 100 x 5k relay 

Ultra history:

8-100 mile, 1-100k, 9-50 mile, 2-40 mile, 14-50k-ish

12 wins, 5 CR's, plus four 2nd, five 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 9th, 16th, 20th, 28th, 38th, and 62nd place, with 1 DNF 

Short-Term Running Goals:

Goals 

Enjoy running, stay fit (and maybe lose a few pounds). Play ultimate frisbee.

4 year coach of Langston Middle School- love it

Long-Term Running Goals:

Unretire at some point

Run a sub-6 hr 50 miler

Win a 100 mile ultramarathon

Personal:

I have five cute kids. And I have some rockin short green racing shorts- I wear them mainly because it embarrasses my wife so much. I like ultimate frisbee, trail running, reading, and cheering for the Denver Broncos!   And I have the absolute best wife in the world.  And I used to run for the now-disbanded national Team Pearl Izumi- Ultra!

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Miles:This week: 3.00 Month: 28.00 Year: 537.50
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Sat, Aug 14, 2010
Race: El Vaquero Loco 50k (30 Miles) 05:33:32, Place overall: 2
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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Race report is posted on my Greenshortsrunning blog.

On a related note, the race series between Cody and myself ended up being 58 miles over two races- Logan Peak and El Vaquero Loco.  In the end, Cody won the series by 5 seconds.  Total.  That's 0.09 seconds per mile difference.  Congrats, Cody.  Did we decide on an award/punishment?

Fuel XC 3 Miles: 30.00
Weight: 0.00
Comments
From jtshad on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:04:34 from 69.20.183.178

Congrats on the superb race! What a way to mark your departure. A 14 second difference really shows how hard you two pushed each other!

From Walter on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:43:28 from 24.10.169.110

Congrats on a great race you mountain man you! Nicely done.

From Jason McK on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 13:05:15 from 97.117.46.202

Nicely done. Good luck with the PF and new job.

From Dale on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 14:37:27 from 69.10.215.11

Nice. I'm thinking since you split the races, a run-off is in order.

From Cody on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 14:50:25 from 174.52.244.185

Awesome Race Jon. Way to push through the pain and set a "non-Luke" course record.

As for the punishment (and no, Dale that is not an even split I won by a whopping margin of 14 seconds. Not even close at all)....

I think you should mow my lawn in your green shorts...

From Jon on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 14:53:30 from 174.19.181.220

Deal- I'll mow it for all of September and October.

From Cody on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 15:01:50 from 174.52.244.185

Hmmm, bad plan. Mowing my lawn while you are in South Carolina may prove difficult. Maybe another idea is in order.

From Dale on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 16:56:57 from 69.10.215.11

Perhaps a forced rewrite of his blog title until a rematch occurs? Something like "P0wned by Cody"

From Paul on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 17:36:55 from 174.27.160.216

14s = one potty stop too many.

From Predog on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 12:49:01 from 129.123.240.153

Nice race and nice report. Sounds like quite a course...maybe I'll run that one someday. Congratulations!

From Scott Ensign on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 20:41:02 from 67.41.180.55

nice job, you smoked this one. who is Micah- the guy from "Born to run"?

From Bryce on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 00:01:45 from 174.52.190.220

Jon, once again a great race. It was pretty cool having a front row seat to watch you guys hammer those first climbs, amazing. Great report, good to chat at the finish. Those hills around Logan are going to see alot less wear and tear in a few days. Best wishes on the move. See you at the park you bright and early in September.

From David Nelson on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 00:30:18 from 67.160.88.67

Nice run, and nicely reported. You guys make it sound so easy.

From Superfly on Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 13:26:10 from 208.117.127.110

lol I have to agree with Paul.

Good job Jon.

From Aaron Kennard on Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 09:52:08 from 69.18.151.138

Nice job jon - cool report. Congrats on such a strong race. That's great that your foot didn't cause you issues, here's hoping it remains a non-issue.

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